NKU's President Geoffrey Means said in a memo the university should "explore the possibility of a sale of WNKU-FM and its assets."

His complete memo to the Northern Kentucky University community was forwarded to WLWT per our request:

“For the past several months, we have been in consultation across the campus in open forums related to the budget. There were many suggestions and questions. One question we heard was whether the University should continue to subsidize the operations of WNKU. After consultation with members of the Board of Regents, I have decided that the University should issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a broker to explore the possibility of a sale of WNKU-FM and its assets. I want to emphasize that this step is an exploratory one. No decision has been made regarding the future of WNKU. This step is one that I do not make lightly. WNKU has been part of our University and our community for more than three decades. But in these challenging economic times, and as we face the very real prospect of significant funding cuts from the state, it is our responsibility to align our efforts with our core mission: the education of our students.”

A spokeswoman said the average subsidy to the radio station the past five years has been $600,000.

Last year the subsidy was $900,000.

The university did say it is only exploring this option and no final decision has been made.